Kettle cover



B. M. SHADDRICK AND D. F. DEE,

. KETTLE COVER APPLICATION FJLED MAR. 25. 1920.

Patented Oct. 241, 11922..

BENJAMIN LE. SI'IADDBIGK AND DANIEL F. DEE, 0F MINNEAPULIS, MINNESOTA.

KETTLE COVER.

Application filed March 25, 1920. Serial No. 368,552.

clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it 'appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has for its object to pro vide an extremely simple and ellicient handle-equipped cover for cooking utensils; and, to such ends, generally stated, the invention consists of the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

The utensil cover and its handle are 111- tegrally stamped from a single piece of sheet metal, and the latter is so it'ornied that it strong andwell connected to the cover, even when made of llght steel. metal.

ikettle cover 5 is of disk-like form. beinP 9 o stan'iped integral with its radiating handle The body oi the cover is formed with a depression 5 th at is adapted to PlOjBCl) down into the kettle or cooking utensil, leaving a inar ginal projecting flange 5" to rest upon the rim of the kettle. The central portion of the cover is upwardly bowed to give it a neat appearance and strength.

The handle 6 is formed with an upwardly pressed rib 6, the channel of which is on the under side of the handle. It is important to note that this pressed rib extends across that portion of the rim 5 with which it is integrally united, so as to not only stiffen the handle, but produce a strong and stiff connection between the handle and cover.

At its extreme outer end, the handle 6 is shown as provided with an angular perforation 7 that adapts it to be hung on a nail or the like.

Obviously, this handle-equipped utensil cover may be very quickly and cheaply made and is efiicient tor the purposes had in view. The desirability of having a handle on the cover oi the cooking utensil is well known.

What we claim is l. cover for a cooking vessel comprising a closed cylindrical portion adapted to fit into said vessel, said portion having an outwardly extending flange at its upper edge and a handle having parallel sides and a raised central rib extending radially from and in the plane of said flange, said portion, fiango and handle all being formed from an integral piece of sheet metal.

2. The structure set forth in claim 1, the central part OT said cylindrical portion being bent upwardly into semi-cylindrical shape.-

8. An integral sheet metal cover for a cooking vessel comprising a central clownwardly extending closed. cylindrical portion adapted to fit into the top of said vessel, said portion having a flange at its upper edge beaded at its periphery, and a radially extending handle in the same plane as the said flange.

In testimony whereof. we our signa tures in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN M. SHADDRICK. DANIEL l DEE.

lllitnesses l l inrrnno I. WARD, HARRY D. KrLoonn. 

